Lalduhoma
Lalduhoma | |
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Mizoram | |
In office 1984–1989 | |
Preceded by | R. Rothuama |
Succeeded by | C. Silvera |
Personal details | |
Born | Tualpui, Mizoram | 22 February 1949
Political party | Zoram People's Movement |
Spouse | Liansailovi |
Children | Three sons |
Residence(s) | Aizawl, Mizoram |
Lalduhoma (alternatively spelled Lalduhawma;
Lalduhoma is the founder and president of
While serving as leader of the legislature's opposition, he was disqualified as a Member of the Legislative Assembly on a charge of breaching the anti-defection law in 2020, becoming the first such case in India's state legislatures.[5] He was re-elected via the same Serchhip constituency in a by-election in 2021.[6] In the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election, the ZPM was elected in a landslide, defeating the ruling MNF.
Early life
Lalduhoma is the son of a farmer, Vaisanga (L) and his wife Kaichhingi at Tualpui village. He is the youngest of four siblings. He studied at Khawzawl elementary and middle schools, and completed matriculation from G.M. High School at Champhai. He was appointed in 1972 as Principal Assistant at the Chief Minister's Office by
Career
Government services
From 1972 to 1977 Lalduhoma worked as Personal Assistant to the Chief Minister of Mizoram. Following his graduation, he appeared for Indian civil services examinations at Shillong.[7] Qualifying the Indian Police Service in 1977, he was posted as Assistant Superintendent of the Panaji subdivision in Goa.[8] He soon made a reputation in his skill and gallantry in tracking and fighting against drug pedlars.[9][10] His senior officer had warned him that it was impossible to crush any gang in Goa. Lalduhoma took up the challenged and went undercover, joined one of the largest gangs and becoming a trusted member. After a few month, he became the top boss (Deputy Leader as he was designated), the position of which he used to dismantle the entire organisation.[7] News of his feat spread, and impressed the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In 1982, he was transferred to serve as security in charge of the Prime Minister at New Delhi.[11] He was promoted to Deputy Commissioner of Police ahead of seven of his senior officers. He remained close the Gandhi family. He was secretary of the organising committee of the 1982 Asian Games, chaired by Rajiv Gandhi.[7]
Indian National Congress
Inspired by Gandhi to work in politics (particularly regarding political and social turmoil that started in Mizoram in 1966 due to the Mizo National Front insurgency), Lalduhoma resigned from the police service to join the Indian National Congress party in 1984. Indira Gandhi's ministry entrusted him to resolve the insurgency by negotiating with the MNF leader, Laldenga. He visited Laldenga in London and persuaded him to join a peace talk with the Government of India. He also convinced Laldenga to inform the Mizo people that INC was the instrumental party of peace. As the elected Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla later reported, the recorded message made by Lalduhoma was key in the success of INC in the 1984 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election.[12] Lalduhoma contested this result from the Lunglei constituency,[7] but lost to Lalhmingthanga of People's Conference party.[8] Realising his political situation, Indira Gandhi told the Governor of Mizoram H. S. Dubey to make provision and privileges for Lalduhoma.[7] Laduhoma was immediately appointed as Vice-Chairman of Mizoram State Planning Board, at the rank of cabinet ministers.[13]
Lalduhoma was elected on 31 May 1984 as President of Mizoram INC.
Zoram Nationalist Party
Lalduhoma, supported by the Students' Joint Action Committee and other political parties, created the Action for Peace Committee in 1986.[18] While visiting New Delhi, Lalduhoma was informed that the state government had delayed the peace talk. The committee demanded that the state ministry resign from the legislature, organising public protests in early June followed by a mass hunger strike on 23 June.[19] The protests prompted a peace talk that culminated in the signing of the Mizoram Peace Accord on 30 June.[14]
The insurgency was officially terminated and the
Zoram People's Movement
In the 2018 election, he and his party joined a coalition party, the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM). The party officially declared him the Chief Ministerial candidate.[21] This coalition party could not obtain recognition from the Election Commission of India as an official party at the time, so he contested as an independent candidate. He was elected in two constituencies, Aizawl West I and Serchhip, and chose to represent Serchhip, where he defeated the incumbent Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla by 410 votes.[22]
He was elected as the leader of the opposition bench of the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly.[23] He continued to serve as leader of ZPM, which became a registered political party in 2019. In September 2020, 12 MLAs from the ruling party, Mizo National Front, submitted a representation to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly Speaker Lalrinliana Sailo that Lalduhoma had violated the anti-defection law, because he had served as the leader of ZPM party while being elected as an independent candidate.[24][25] According to the Anti-Defection Law (paragraph 2 clause 2), an independently elected member can be disqualified if he/she joins any party after election.[15] Lalduhoma was disappointed and said, "I contested as independent because the registration of my party ZPM was not complete... The law is to punish defectors who join another party but I have remained faithful to the ZPM... My case is unprecedented in India."[17] On 27 November 2020, the Speaker officially disqualified him from the legislature.[11] He became the first MLA to be removed from the Mizoram Legislative Assembly, or any state legislature in India.[23][5]
In a bypoll of the Serchhip constituency on 17 April 2021, Lalduhoma reclaimed the legislative seat by defeating his major opponent Vanlalzawma of the MNF party by 3,310 votes.[6]
Chief Minister of Mizoram
Lalduhoma took oath as the 6th
Personal life
Lalduhoma is married to Liansailovi.[7] They have two sons and live at Chawlhhmun, Aizawl.[2]
References
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- ^ a b "Biodata of Shri Lalduhoma". mizoram.nic.in. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Parashar, Utpal (27 November 2020). "Ex IPS officer-in-charge of former PM Indira Gandhi's security disqualified as Independent MLA". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ ToMZ. "ZPM Chief Ministerial Candidate Pu Lalduhawman Zahthlak A Ti". TIMES OF MIZORAM. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b PTI (2 May 2021). "Mizoram's opposition party ZPM wins Serchip assembly bypoll". ThePrint. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sailo, Rothuama (18 August 2017). "LALDUHOMA CHANCHIN ( Hriatzau nan ) - Biography of ZNP president Lalduhoma". Times of Mizoram. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Times, Navhind (5 December 2023). "Goa connection to Mizoram's CM face Lalduhoma". The Navhind Times. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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- ^ a b Singh, Ayodhya Prasad (4 December 2023). "Meet Former IPS Officer Lalduhoma, Once Security In-charge of Indira Gandhi, Could Be New CM of Mizoram". Indian Masterminds. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b Kamakar, Sumir (23 November 2018). "Indira Gandhi's guard fights to unseat Cong in Mizoram". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Sen, Sumanta (18 April 2018). "MNF chief Laldenga's recorded message from London does the trick for Congress(I)". India Today. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Mazumdar, Prasanta (9 December 2018). "Mizoram polls: This retired IPS officer could be kingmaker". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b Singh, Sushant (30 June 2016). "In fact: Happy Birthday peace: The Mizo Accord turns 30". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b "The Constitution (Fifty-Second Amendment) Act, 1985". legislative.gov.in. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Former IPS officer Lalduhoma disqualified again, this time as Mizoram MLA". The Times of India. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b Jaiswal, Umanand (28 November 2020). "Mizoram Opposition leader disqualified under anti-defection law". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India. Times of India. 1986. p. 17.
- ISBN 978-93-81784-66-2.
- ^ "M.P - Lok Sabha Former Members". mizoram.nic.in. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Khojol, Henry L. (9 May 2018). "ZPM declares CM candidate". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Mizoram election results 2018: Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla loses both seats, MNF all set to return to power after 10 years". Hindustan Times. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b Singh, Bikash. "Mizoram Assembly Speaker disqualifies leader of opposition under anti-defection law". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Mizoram MLA Lalduhoma Disqualified From Assembly For Defecting". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/lalduhoma-says-will-work-on-reviving-fiscal-health/ar-AA1leb4r?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDGEDB&cvid=a48bd5a51d0c47fba7af17b83bc9c8b5&ei=20